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Carteret County
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Carteret County, North Carolina.
Carteret County ( or ) is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,686. Its county seat is Beaufort. The county was created in 1722 as Carteret Precinct and gained county status in 1739. It was named for Sir George Carteret, one of the 17th century EnglishLords Proprietor, or for his descendant and heir John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.